Letter of King Ptolemy (prob. IV) to [boul]e and demos of Magnesia (Mai.) concerning Leukophryena; 208/204 BC; found at Magnesia Mai.: *IMagnesia 23; **Welles 33 (ll. 7, 18-21).  
[ ] IMagn 23
1 [β]ασιλεὺς [Πτολε]μαῖ[ος]
Μαγνήτων [τῆι βουλ]ῆι καὶ
τῶι δήμωι χα̣[ίρειν· οἱ] παρ’ ὑ-
μῶν ἀποστα̣[λέντες] π̣ρεσβ[ευ]-
5 ταὶ Διοπείθ[ης ․․․c.10․․․]
καὶ Ἰθαλίδης [․c.6․․]δήμο[υ]
τὸ ψήφισμά [μοι] ἀπέδωκαν ἐν̣ ὧι
[․c.5․]τω[․․․c.10․․․]ων π[․․․]
[ἀγ]ῶνα τῶ̣[ν Λευκοφρυηνῶν κ]ατὰ τὸν
10 χρησμὸν τοῦ [θεοῦ ὃν συν]τελε[ῖτε]
τῆι Ἀρτέμιδ[ι τῆι Λευκοφρυ]ην[ῆι καὶ]
περὶ [τοῦ] νομί[ζειν τὴν πόλι]ν κ[αὶ τὴν]
χώραν ἱερὰν κα[ὶ ἄσυλον· ἔγνωκα δὲ]
καὶ ἐγὼ ἀποέξασθαι τὸν ἀγῶν]α̣ σ[τε]-
15 φανίτην [ἰσ]οπ[ύθιον ταῖς τιμ]αῖς οἷ-
[ο]ν ἡμῖν ἐπ[ηγγέλκατε αὐ]τόν· [οἱ δὲ παρ’]
ὑ̣μῶν ἀπο[π]εμ[φθέντες καὶ α]ὐτοὶ δ[ιελέ]-
χθησαν μετὰ πά[σης σπ]ουδῆς [καὶ κατὰ]
τἆλλα ἐν τ[ῶι ψηφίσματι περὶ ὧν εἶχον]
20 [τ]ὰς ἐντολὰς.  [ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν τόν τε ἀγῶνα]
[στ]εφανίτην καθά̣[περ ἠξι[ο[ῦτε] ἀπο-
[δέ]δεγμαι καὶ τ[․․․․․․․c.18․․․․․․․]
[․․․]χο[․c.4․]λο[․․․․․․․c.19․․․․․․․․]
[․c.5․] ὑμᾶς κ[․․․․․․․․c.20․․․․․․․․]
25 [—]
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